White County bumps up pay for volunteer firefighters
The White County Board of Commissioners, in an effort to help retain what volunteer firefighters the county has and possibly entice others to step...
Cleveland Council backs out of ladder truck deal to move in new direction
The Cleveland City Council has agreed to put the brakes on a decision made last month to purchase a new fire ladder truck and...
Personnel respond to wreck on Habersham Mills Road
The Georgia State Patrol Post 7 is investigating an accident where two people were injured after a vehicle wreck in Demorest, Georgia, on Monday...
Floodlight sparks Banks County house fire
Investigators say an outside floodlight started an attic fire at a home in Banks County Monday evening.
The fire broke out around 7:30 p.m. on...
Georgia Severe Weather Preparedness Week starts Feb. 5
Habersham County Emergency Management Agency, in partnership with the National Weather Service, will observe Severe Weather Preparedness Week Feb. 5-9.
Habersham County residents will be...
Baldwin Council puts cell tower on hold, for now
A proposed cell tower in Baldwin was put on hold at Monday night’s meeting for a little while longer. Some of the council members...
Time Capsule ceremony in Clarkesville
"Clarkesville has always been a place of community in Habersham County. Whenever you walk the old brick sidewalks of Clarkesville, a sense of family...
Baldwin City Council to consider cell tower near downtown
The Baldwin City Council will consider the first reading of a special use permit (SUP) and variance for Vertical Bridge to erect a cell...
HABCO Commission talks Local Option Sales Tax at retreat
The Habersham County Commission discussed the possibility of bringing a Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) to the voters as early as Spring 2025. A...
Driver arrested for vehicular homicide in White County
A Commerce woman is out of jail on bond after being arrested for 2nd-degree vehicular homicide. 26-year-old Kayla Brooke Osburn is charged in last...
City of Clarkesville prepares 50 year time capsule
What will Clarkesville, Georgia, be like in 2074? That is the question many are answering in letters, 600 words or less, to be placed...
New South Precinct to open ahead of presidential primary
Voters on the south end of Habersham County will soon have their own precinct again. Renovations to the old Sears building in Cornelia are...